Luganda Phrases That Will Make Ugandans Smile
Luganda Phrases That Will Make Ugandans Smile Nothing breaks the ice between a visitor and ... Read More
The Samburu and Their Beaded Adornments
The Samburu and Their Beaded Adornments Walk through a Samburu village in northern Kenya and ... Read More
Photographing People Respectfully on Safari
Photographing People Respectfully on Safari A striking portrait of a Maasai elder or a Batwa ... Read More
How to Give Gifts in East Africa Without Causing Offence
How to Give Gifts in East Africa Without Causing Offence A seemingly generous gesture can ... Read More
African Naming Traditions in Uganda: What Your Guide’s Name Means
African Naming Traditions in Uganda: What Your Guide’s Name Means Ask your Ugandan safari guide ... Read More
Traditional Ugandan Music Instruments: Adungu, Endongo and Drums
Traditional Ugandan Music Instruments: Adungu, Endongo and Drums Long before amplified sound systems arrived in ... Read More
Kampala’s Religious Landmarks: Gaddafi Mosque, Namirembe and Rubaga
Kampala’s skyline tells a genuinely compelling story of religious diversity through three striking landmarks visible ... Read More
The Batwa Trail in Mgahinga: Learning Forest Culture From Its Keepers
The Batwa Trail in Mgahinga: Learning Forest Culture From Its Keepers Before mountain gorillas became ... Read More
The Hadza Way of Life: Visiting Ethically and Respectfully
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Stone Town’s Carved Doors: A Walking Guide to Zanzibar’s Heritage
Stone Town’s Carved Doors: A Walking Guide to Zanzibar’s Heritage Walk through Stone Town’s labyrinthine ... Read More
Swahili Culture on the East African Coast: Language, Faith and Architecture
Swahili Culture on the East African Coast: Language, Faith and Architecture Along East Africa’s Indian ... Read More
Uganda Museum in Kampala: What to See in Two Hours
Uganda Museum in Kampala: What to See in Two Hours Tucked away in Kampala’s Kamwokya ... Read More
The Uganda Railway: How the Lunatic Express Shaped East Africa
The Uganda Railway: How the Lunatic Express Shaped East Africa British Parliament mockingly dubbed it ... Read More
Idi Amin’s Torture Chambers at Mengo: Confronting Uganda’s Dark History
Beneath the grounds adjacent to Mengo’s historic Lubiri Palace lies one of Uganda’s most sobering ... Read More
The Nakayima Tree: Myth and Pilgrimage in Mubende
The Nakayima Tree: Myth and Pilgrimage in Mubende On a hilltop in Mubende stands a ... Read More
The Imbalu Circumcision Ceremony of the Bagisu
The Imbalu Circumcision Ceremony of the Bagisu Every even-numbered year, the slopes of Mount Elgon ... Read More
Uganda’s Kingdoms Explained: Buganda, Bunyoro, Toro and Busoga
Uganda’s modern democratic government operates alongside a genuinely fascinating parallel system of traditional monarchies, four ... Read More
Visiting the Ik People of Mount Morungole
Visiting the Ik People of Mount Morungole High on the slopes of Mount Morungole, overlooking ... Read More
Ankole Longhorn Cattle and the Banyankole Way of Life
Ankole Longhorn Cattle and the Banyankole Way of Life Few images capture southwestern Uganda’s cultural ... Read More
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom: History, Royal Regalia and Hoima Today
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom: History, Royal Regalia and Hoima Today Before Buganda rose to become Uganda’s most ... Read More
The Karamojong: Cattle Culture in Northeast Uganda
The Karamojong: Cattle Culture in Northeast Uganda In Uganda’s remote, semi-arid northeastern corner lives a ... Read More
Uganda Martyrs Day at Namugongo: History and Pilgrimage
Uganda Martyrs Day at Namugongo: History and Pilgrimage Every June, over a million pilgrims converge ... Read More
The Buganda Kingdom Explained: The Kabaka, Clans and Totems
The Buganda Kingdom Explained: The Kabaka, Clans and Totems Long before Uganda existed as a ... Read More
Animal Tracks and Signs: How Guides Read the Ground
Animal Tracks and Signs: How Guides Read the Ground Long before a lion or leopard ... Read More
Oribi, Duikers and Dik-Diks: East Africa’s Smallest Antelopes
Oribi, Duikers and Dik-Diks: East Africa’s Smallest Antelopes While the Big Five understandably dominate most ... Read More
Dung Beetles: The Tiny Engineers of the African Savanna
Dung Beetles: The Tiny Engineers of the African Savanna Watch any sizeable pile of elephant ... Read More
Chameleons of the Rwenzori: Three-Horned Lizards in the Mist
Chameleons of the Rwenzori: Three-Horned Lizards in the Mist Hidden within the mist-shrouded slopes of ... Read More
Butterflies of Bwindi: A Guide to Uganda’s Winged Jewels
Butterflies of Bwindi: A Guide to Uganda’s Winged Jewels Beyond the mountain gorillas that draw ... Read More
African Rock Pythons and the Snakes You Might Meet on Safari
African Rock Pythons and the Snakes You Might Meet on Safari Snake sightings rank among ... Read More
Mongooses on Safari: Banded, Dwarf and Slender Species
Mongooses on Safari: Banded, Dwarf and Slender Species Few safari sightings deliver quite the same ... Read More
Jackson’s Hartebeest and the Antelopes of Kidepo
Jackson’s Hartebeest and the Antelopes of Kidepo Tucked into Uganda’s remote northeastern corner, Kidepo Valley ... Read More
Topi, Hartebeest and Eland: A Guide to Plains Antelopes
Topi, Hartebeest and Eland: A Guide to Plains Antelopes Lost amid the more famous wildebeest ... Read More
Giant Forest Hogs: The Biggest Wild Pig in Africa
Giant Forest Hogs: The Biggest Wild Pig in Africa Deep within East Africa’s montane forests ... Read More
The Sitatunga: Uganda’s Shy Swamp Antelope
The Sitatunga: Uganda’s Shy Swamp Antelope Deep within Uganda’s papyrus swamps and flooded wetlands lives ... Read More
Aardvarks, Honey Badgers and Other Nocturnal Stars
Aardvarks, Honey Badgers and Other Nocturnal Stars Once the sun sets over the African savanna, ... Read More
Pangolins: Africa’s Most Trafficked Mammal and How to Protect It
Pangolins: Africa’s Most Trafficked Mammal and How to Protect It Most safari visitors have never ... Read More
Serval, Caracal and African Wildcat: The Small Cats of Safari
Serval, Caracal and African Wildcat: The Small Cats of Safari While lions, leopards and cheetahs ... Read More
Rhinos in East Africa: Black vs White and Where to See Each
Rhinos in East Africa: Black vs White and Where to See Each Despite their names, ... Read More
Warthogs: The Charming Pigs of the Savanna
Warthogs: The Charming Pigs of the Savanna They trot across the savanna with tails held ... Read More
Spotted Hyenas: Scavengers or Skilled Hunters?
Spotted Hyenas: Scavengers or Skilled Hunters? Few African animals carry a reputation as unfairly skewed ... Read More
Giraffe Subspecies of East Africa: Masai, Reticulated and Rothschild’s
Giraffe Subspecies of East Africa: Masai, Reticulated and Rothschild’s Not every giraffe in East Africa ... Read More
African Buffalo: Why Hunters Called Them ‘Black Death’
African Buffalo: Why Hunters Called Them ‘Black Death’ Old-time hunters gave African buffalo a nickname ... Read More
Nile Crocodiles: Giants of East Africa’s Rivers
Nile Crocodiles: Giants of East Africa’s Rivers Nile crocodiles have remained virtually unchanged for millions ... Read More
Hippos: Why Africa’s Most Dangerous Big Mammal Isn’t a Predator
Hippos: Why Africa’s Most Dangerous Big Mammal Isn’t a Predator Hippos kill more people in ... Read More
Cheetah Hunting Explained: Speed, Strategy and Failure Rates
Cheetah Hunting Explained: Speed, Strategy and Failure Rates Cheetahs fail more often than they succeed, ... Read More
Leopards of East Africa: How to Improve Your Chances of a Sighting
Leopards of East Africa: How to Improve Your Chances of a Sighting Leopards remain the ... Read More
African Elephant Behaviour: Reading Ears, Trunks and Tempers
African Elephant Behaviour: Reading Ears, Trunks and Tempers An elephant with ears spread wide and ... Read More
Kasanka Bat Migration: Africa’s Largest Mammal Gathering
Kasanka Bat Migration: Africa’s Largest Mammal Gathering Ten million bats, more individual mammals than the ... Read More
Namibia’s Desert-Adapted Elephants and Lions
Namibia’s Desert-Adapted Elephants and Lions In Namibia’s driest regions, where annual rainfall can measure in ... Read More
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi: Canoeing Past Elephants
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi: Canoeing Past Elephants Paddling silently past elephants drinking at the riverbank, close ... Read More